This acquisition is the second in Honolulu for Galson. The company purchased the laboratory business of White Environmental Consultants Inc. in June.

“We were looking to build upon our existing presence in Hawaii and when we learned that a long and respected laboratory like INALAB was available, we knew this would be our best opportunity for expansion in this area,” said Joe Unangst, Galson president and CEO.

Terms of the purchase were not disclosed.

INALAB, short for Industrial Analytical Laboratory, originally was a part of Dr. Richard S. F. Lam’s Industrial Medical Clinic. For nearly 35 years, INALAB, through its owners, Mark Hagadone and Fred Hertlein, provided analytical laboratory services to Hawaii and the Pacific Rim Basin.

This marks the fourth major expansion for Galson since it entered into an agreement with Bolder Capital in June of 2010. The company opened an industrial hygiene rental instrument office in Houston in June of 2011, opened an office in Mississauga, Ontario, in April last year, and acquired the laboratory business of White Environmental Consultants in Alaska and Hawaii in June of last year.